Sorex excelsus G. M. Allen, 1923 . Am. Mus. Novit., 100:4.

TYPE LOCALITY: China, W. Yunnan, summit of Ho Shan, Peitei, 30 mi. (48 km) S. Chungtien, 13,000 ft. (3962 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: Yunnan, (China).

COMMENT: Possibly a subspecies of asper; see Corbet, 1978:21.